Gate hinge



Patented .,liuly 2li, T9235..

lidi-52,759

CHARLES W. HINKLE, OF RUSH'VILLE, INDIANA.

GATE HINGE.

Application filed May 2e, 1922.

To all whom may concern:

Be it lrnotvn that l, CHARLES, if?. Hmmm, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rushville, in the county of Rush and Sta-te of indiana, have invented a new and useful Gate Hinge, ot which the following is a speciication.

This invention aims to provide a simple means Tvhereby a gate may be held on one member of a hinge securely but releasably, the device being so constructed that the gate may be adjusted with respect to the post or other support Whereon the gate swings.

It is Within the province ot the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

lith the above and other objects in view, which Will appear as the description proceeds, the invention reside in the combina tion and arrangement of parts and in the details ot constructionhereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, W1th in the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precisie embodiment 0i' the invention showvn can be made without departing from the spirit `of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l shows in top plan, a device constructed in accordance With the invention; Figure 2 is an elevation; Figure 3 is a section on the line 8-3 of Figure l.

The device 'forming the subject matter ot this invention is made of metal and includes a main bar l provided at one end with an eye 2. The eye 2 may be fashioned in vari ous Ways. As shown, but not of necessity, one end of the bar l. is bent upon itseli to form the eye 2, the end of that portion or the main bar which Yforms the eye being connected to the body portion of the bar by a securing element 3, such as a rivet. There are openings e in the main bar l, the openings being spaced apart' longitudinally of the bar. An auxiliary bar 5 is disposed approximately parallel to the main bar 1 and Serial No. 563,362.

has a rectanffular arm 6 rovided with an D opening 7 wherein the main bar l is slidable for adjustment. Ilhat end of the auxiliary bar 5 which is remote from the arm 6 carries securing element, such as a bolt 8 adapted to be mounted in any of the openings il oit the main bar l. The numeral 9 marks the vertical end member of a gate, the member 9 being received between the bars 5 and l. The eye 2 may be mounted on a hinge pintle l0 carried by a post ll, or other support.

lt will be obvious that by tightening the bolt S, the gate member 9 will be clamped between the bars 1 and 5. The bolt 8 may be mounted in any of the openings it, the arm G of the auxiliary bar 5 sliding on the main bar l, and, in this Way, the distance between the member 9 ot the gate and the point l0 of suspension of the gate may be adjusted. rlhe auxiliary bar 5 preferably is somewhat Wider than the main bar l, so that the opening 7 may be fashioned in the arm 6. Further, owing to the tact that the bar 5 is Wider than the bar l, the bar 5 has an increased bearing surface on the member 9 of the gate.

What is claimed is ln a device of the class described, a main bar provided With suspension means; an auxiliary bar disposed approximately parallel to the main bar and supplied With an angularly disposed arm having an opening wherein the main bar is received slidably, one of the bars being provided with a plurality of openings spaced longtudinally of the said bar; and a bolt mounted in 'the other bar and adapted to be received in any of the last specified openings.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atxed my sienature in the presence of tivo Witnesses.

CHARLES W". HINKLE. Witnesses:

Winnen S'rmns, CHARLES G. NEWKIRK. 

